After 6 years of construction, the world's tallest building has opened in the Gulf Emirate of Dubai. The Burj Khalifa (formerly named Burj Dubai although the building's website remains unchanged) was renamed to honor the Abu Dhabi leader who threw billions of dollars to the financially-struggling country. The building now holds a number of world records, including highest swimming pool, highest observation deck, and elevator with the longest distance traveled. Enjoy your glory day B. Kalifa as I'm certain the world will see a building rise higher than even you. As long as we still have visionary engineers listening to that evolutionary need to construct large buildings (think pyramids in 2500BC), we can rest assured we have taller skyscrapers in our bright futures. As usual, my growing interest drove me to do a quick search. Sure enough, the proposed Nakheel Tower (also in Dubai) would trump the current leader, but the project is on hold due to financial difficulties. Can anyone say broken record? Just kidding. Well, there you have it, one paragraph and one image to get you caught up on our modern day wonders. But will they last 4,500 years?
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